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ATIYEH RECEIVES FAMILY BUSINESS AWARD FROM OREGON STATE
Front row L to R: Leslie Atiyeh, former Oregon Governor Victor Atiyeh, Kevin Atiyeh. Back row L to R:
Tom Atiyeh, David Atiyeh. |
PORTLAND, OR – The Austin Family Business Program at Oregon State University’s College of Business awarded Atiyeh Oriental Rugs the 2012 Dean’s Award for Leadership in Family Business. Former Oregon Governor Victor Atiyeh accepted the award on behalf of the family rug businesses consisting of Atiyeh Bros. Inc. and Atiyeh International Ltd.
Beginning in 1900, the Atiyeh rug business maintained retail showrooms located throughout the Pacific Northwest and an importing and wholesale showroom based in New York City. In the late 1970s, Atiyeh’s Persian Kerman deLuxe production stalled due to the Iranian revolution.
Throughout the decades the Portland, OR-based Atiyeh Bros. Inc. expanded to multiple showrooms in the metropolitan area as well as establishing an innovative cleaning plant in SE Portland on Division Street after WWII. A second cleaning plant in Eugene was acquired in the 1980s and by 2001 the retail showrooms were consolidated into one large showroom in Tigard, OR.
Tom and Leslie Atiyeh formed Atiyeh International, Ltd and transferred hand-knotted carpet production from Iran to China in the mid-1980s continuing the legacy of the traditional carpets while updating the color palette to suit the changing design trends of the last century.
The Atiyeh family members involved their whole family in nonprofit organizations such as Salvation Army, Royal Rosarians, Portland Rose Festival Foundation, Rotary International and Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center.
The second generation in the family business in Oregon consisted of brothers Edward, Richard and former Oregon Governor Victor Atiyeh. Transitioning to the third generation, the Atiyeh family named David Atiyeh (Edward’s son) and Tom Marantette (Richard’s son-in-law) to lead the Atiyeh Bros. into the 21st Century.
Tom (Victor’s son) and his wife, Leslie, have guided the wholesale business.
The family businesses celebrated a gala centennial year filled with special events including a year-long exhibition at the Oregon History Museum in 2000.
The award highlights leadership in industry and/or community. It is given to a family business that demonstrates excellence in business practices, a strong family focus, commitment to their community, and in particular, provided leadership in all of these essential family business elements. The award recognizes the success of an entire family over several generations.
01.14.13
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